Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 278-285 , August 2008

Redefining postoperative surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair: Recommendations based on 5-year follow-up in the US Zenith multicenter trial

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Naples, FL, Jan 16-19, 2008.

  • W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD, Section Head, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.
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  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
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  • Britt H. Tonnessen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • ,
  • Zenith Investigators

Received 21 January 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2008.

  • Image Result

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity in patients with (solid line) or without endoleak (dashed line) during the first 30 days.

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity in patients with (solid line) or without endoleak (dashed line) during the first 30 days.

  • Image Result

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity in patients with no endoleaks up to 30 (dotted line), 180 (dotted-dashed line), and 365 (dashed line) days.

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity in patients with no endoleaks up to 30 (dotted line), 180 (dotted-dashed line), and 365 (dashed line) days.

  • Image Result

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity patients with (solid line) endoleaks and no sac shrinkage or those without endoleak (dashed line) and with sac shrinkage in the first year

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity patients with (solid line) endoleaks and no sac shrinkage or those without endoleak (dashed line) and with sac shrinkage in the first year.

  • Image Result
    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity in patient groups with absence (solid line) or presence (dashed line) of endoleak through the study.

    Kaplan-Meier plots of freedom from aneurysm-related morbidity in patient groups with absence (solid line) or presence (dashed line) of endoleak through the study.

  • Image Result
    New surveillance protocol for Zenith endografts. CT, computed tomography; IV, intravenous; KUB, plain abdominal radiographs; U/S, ultrasound.

    New surveillance protocol for Zenith endografts. CT, computed tomography; IV, intravenous; KUB, plain abdominal radiographs; U/S, ultrasound.

 Competition of interest: Dr Sternbergh, Dr Greenberg, and Dr Chuter are present or past consultants for Cook Inc, and have received research support for the Zenith multicenter trial. Dr Chuter receives royalties for patents licensed to Cook Inc.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00423-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.075

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 278-285 , August 2008

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